Today's News

SPARTA, Ky. – Dynamic Bud Light country music entertainers LoCash Cowboys will amp up Kentucky Speedway’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NCSCS) “Quaker State 400” race day energy when they storm the Budweiser Stage for a free concert on the concourse at 3 p.m., Saturday, June 30.

Versatile star of stage, screen and country music radio Laura Bell Bundy will honor America when she sings “The Star-Spangled Banner” before the green flag waves for Kentucky Speedway’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Quaker State 400 on Saturday, June 30.

SPARTA, Ky. – Michael Waltrip Racing (MWR) and sponsor Aaron’s, Inc., will honor the 2011-12 University of Kentucky NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship during Kentucky Speedway’s June 28-30 Quaker State 400 tripleheader weekend by racing a special paint scheme on No. 55 “Dream Machine” driven by Kentuckian Michael Waltrip and placing the Wildcats’ National Championship trophy on display for fans throughout the weekend.

A Valley Haven Nursing Home resident who had walked away from the facility was found by a member of the Sanders Fire Department on June 3. The 71-year-old man was found unharmed.

Carroll County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Clay Cable said the man left Valley Haven at approximately 11:30 a.m., and Clay was dispatched to Sanders at 1 p.m. He conducted an immediate search of the area and then asked Carroll County Rescue and Sanders Fire Department to respond.

A proposed settlement to the lawsuit filed in November in Carroll County Circuit Court by Ghent residents Gary and Cheryl Nohner against the city of Ghent and several city officials has been declined.

In addition to the city of Ghent, the suit names as defendants the Ghent Board of Zoning Adjustment; Mayor William Mumphrey; and Planning and Zoning Commissioners David Hendren, Karen Browning and Caroline Reisner. Mumphrey, Hendren, Browning and Reisner are named as defendants in both their official capacities with the city and as individuals.

Hayley Franklin is well-known for her pageant work all over the region and the state, and this July she will be competing for the crown of Miss Kentucky 2012. She will be representing Miss Heart of the East, a title she won this spring.

Law enforcement continues its search for a Madison, Ind., man who reportedly jumped from the Kentucky River Bridge between Prestonville and Carrollton on Thursday, June 21.

An anonymous person called the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office at about 10:15 a.m. Thursday regarding a naked man standing on the rail of the bridge, which links Carrollton and Prestonville. According to a news release, Carrollton Police Assistant Chief Steve Abbott arrived on scene about 30 seconds later.